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Self-employed workers get a boost
The Cuban Labor Ministry has approved 10 more activities as suitable for self-employed entrepreneurs and will grant licenses to nine other forms of self-employment. At the same time,…
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Cuban diplomat approves of talks with U.S.
Relations between Havana and Washington "are not in good shape" but at least there is a discreet dialogue between the two capitals, said Cuba's new ambassador to Russia.
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Assange, freedom and a mojito
The Internet allowed Assange to "fly" to Havana on Sept. 26, evading surveillance, controls and espionage, to be the guest of honor in a dialogue with journalists, bloggers and young…
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From fig leaves to Cuban seamstresses
At the same time that new private activities are being authorized, the regulations that govern the manufacture and sale of clothing are being strictly enforced. For the past three…
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U.S. blockade of Cuba is unrealistic, leaders say at U.N.
Heads of state and government from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia on Wednesday demanded at the United Nations General Assembly a lifting of the United States' blockade…
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Operation Peter Pan
When people talk about psychological warfare, this is what they refer to. Fifty years later, this cock-and-bull story was intended to create a communist specter that eats children…
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Cuba: New therapy could revolutionize the fight against cancer
Cuban doctors in Havana presented the result of 14 years' research, a solution of anti-tumor peptides whose natural analog is capable of offering positive dynamics in the treatment of…
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Spanish court rejects allegation that Oswaldo Payá was murdered
National Court Judge Eloy Velasco threw out a lawsuit submitted by the family of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá against two Cuban Army officers whom they accused of crimes against…
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Shipwreck victims are topic of Cuba-U.S. talks
Statement to the press by Cuban delegation to the technical meeting between Cuban and U.S. experts on air and sea search-and-rescue operations.
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Raúl Castro signs decree for Mariel Development Zone
Raúl Castro signed the decree-law that created the island's first Special Zone of Development, in Mariel. The ZEDM, built at a cost of approximately $900 million will begin partial…
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